January 18th: Next Board Meeting & Social
(No board meeting in December)
All members are welcome. Please no children, but
babies 6 months and under are welcome. Board
Meetings & Social Hour is held the 3rd Wednesday of
each month.
When:
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
Board Meeting 6:30-7pm
Social Hour 7-8pm
Where:
Enloe Conference Center/Esplanade Building
1528 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926

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BCMOMs is collecting donations for a Chico mother of twins who
lost everything in a recent home fire. Tragically she lost one of her
twin girls in the fire. We are requesting gift cards, cash, and/or
clothing. We are so sadden by this tragedy and the her loss of one of
her twins. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do what we can to help this family!

Please reach out to Treasa Larrabee (club founder and Vice
President) at 530-518-3274, if you would like to make a donation.

Thank you for supporting Butte County Mothers of Multiples
through our eScrip program. If you have previously signed up please
take a minute to follow the below procedures as the program has
changed and we were un-enrolled and re-enrolled. If you have not
before signed up, I wanted to let you know that we can earn up to
3% of your purchases when you shop at Save Mart, Lucky or Food
Maxx stores in the Shares powered by eScrip program. To do so, you
must first "opt-in" to earn from these stores.
Opting in is easy, simply follow this link (or visit www.escrip.com/
shares) and enter your phone number or Save Mart/Lucky rewards
card number (Food Maxx does not have a rewards card so you will
have to use your phone number there). Then, when you check out,
provide the number you registered and the contributions are
automatic!
Choosing to shop at eScrip merchants is the easiest way you can
help us continue to fund the programs we all cherish. If you have any
questions about eScrip, please let me know. Thank you for your
commitment to Butte County Mothers of Multiples.
Sincerely,
Rachele Thompson, Membership Chair
missrachele@hotmail.com

Founder Family Spotlight
Meet Treasa Larrabee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BCMOMs Founder
Our Story
I met my husband, Eric, in 1990 and we were married
three years later. When we first got married, little did we
know that we end up on a long journey to become
parents. We found ourselves searching for options and
many unexplained reasons about why I was unable to
get pregnant.
For years we went to specialists, traveling from the north state to southern area of
Los Angeles. Each trip I had gone through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure that
involves hormone injections for the purpose of stimulating the ovaries to mature
eggs. After the eggs develop, they are retrieved through an aspiration process.
Fertilization is done in the laboratory, and the resulting embryos are transferred to
the recipientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uterus. Those years were an emotional roller-coaster, being hopeful,
and filled with love and excitement to become pregnant, only to feel the
overwhelming sadness of failed procedures.
We spent close to nine years enduring fertility treatment before looking into
adoption. We had taken a tropical warm weather trip to Hawaii and returned home
to go to a cold climate mini vacation to Lake Tahoe in 2002. I remember the night
when we came home to our ranchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was stormy and downpour of rain. I was
weeping and still saddened that I was not a mom yet. I looked up to the sky and
asked my sweet grandmother and my dear mother-in-law who had passed away that
if they had any way or could hear me to please put in a good word and bless us with a
child.
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Founder Family Spotlight
The following month my period was late and I had a blood test done to confirm I was
pregnant. Can you imagine our happiness and surprised delight? Eric and I went
together for the ultrasound and the joyous news that would change our lives forever.
I remember looking over at the screen and the ultrasound technician had a puzzled
look on her face. I began to tear up thinking it was not a viable pregnancy.
She immediately put my fears to rest and said, “Your baby has a heartbeat. In fact,
BOTH babies have a heartbeat. You are pregnant with twins!” No procedures, just our
little miracles! At least to us they were and are miracle babies. In September 2002, I
gave birth to two beautiful premature girls, Abigail and Jillian.

Fast forward to today. They are 14 years old and freshman in high school. There isn’t
a day go by that I’m not thankful to be their mom! I don’t know if it’s because of the
journey or if we are just crazy, but we do live a very busy life. The girls ride horses at
horse shows, are high school cheerleaders, just finished up varsity swim team, and
are on the ski team in Lake Tahoe. Skiing is a winter sport that keeps us busy as a
family cheering them on during races. This year the girls and their troop completed
the Girl Scout Silver award by making an anti-bullying video and providing funding for
their school for an anti-bullying program. It seems we’re always selling something for
a fundraiser or carpooling to a sport event. Eric is a local farmer who grows rice,
walnuts, and pecans. We are both very involved in our community and raising our
twin daughters. We are blessed and grateful for our family!
—Treasa Larrabee, BCMOMs Club Founder
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Holiday
Humor
In the spirit of our ten year anniversary, here’s 10
reasons we love being a mother of multiples!
1. We got the best two for one deal in life ever.
2. Our kids always have a built-in best friend.
3. As twin moms, we are basically superheroes. After
having twins, we can accomplish anything.
4. The more the merrier. Multiples just make life wild and
fun!! We are never bored.
5. Extra daddy bonding time. Daddy and other loved ones
get extra time with our littles since we are juggling a lot.
6. We only had to endure one pregnancy! ;)
7. But if you’ve had a singleton after multiples, it is a piece
of cake (or so I hear).
8. Double the milestones. It’s so fun seeing our twins grow
up and learn to together.
9. Our “hands may be full,” but our hearts are fuller!
10. Double the love. With multiples our love is literally
multiplied. We are bursting with love!

Why do you love being a mom to twins or triplets?
Send me your reasons to mjcheatham@gmail.com
to be featured in our next newsletter!
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Know any mamas pregnant with multiples?
Don’t forget to tell them about our club,
Butte County Mothers of Multiples. Let
them know about the benefits and events
our club offers. Send them to our website
at buttecountymoms.com to learn more!
BCMOM Membership Benefits:
Meals for New Parents
Monthly Social Event
Informative Speakers
Monthly Newsletter
Playgroups & Field Trips
Family Outings

Mom's Night Out Activities
Family events
Club Resource Library
Access to our Private Facebook Group
Clothing and Equipment Sale
Special Holiday Themed Events

Other benefits associated with Multiples of America and Northern
California Association of Mothers of Twins Clubs

November’s
all-club play
date at the fire
station was a
big success!
We can hope
you can join us
at our next
gathering!

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Please send your newsletter items to the editor at
buttecountymoms@gmail.com
The deadline is the 21st of each month.

Membership: BCMOMs is a member
Multiples of America, also known as
National Organization of Mothers of
Twins Clubs Inc., (NOMOTC) and
Northern California Association of
Mothers of Twins Club (NCA).
NOMOTC Representative:
Nicole Pang
Check out their website at
http://www.multiplesofamerica.org/
NCAMOTC Representative:
Treasa Larrabee
Check out their website at
http://www.ncamotc.com/
Purpose: Provide a means of sharing
information and experiences on
care and raising twins and higher
order multiples.
Social Meetings: Third Wednesday
of each month (except July and
December). Please no children—
babies under 6 months old are
welcome! Board meeting at 6:30pm
with a social to follow at 7pm.
Board Meetings: Third Wednesday
of each month and begin at 6:30pm.
All members are welcome. Board
members are expected to attend.